Apparatus for curling hair



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APPARATUS FOR CURLING HAIR Filed Oct. 26, 1937 I INVENTORS $l'ephen 5: :Qfa n BY auze: as. 1am:

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Patented May 2, 1939 APPARATUS FOR CURLING HAIR Stephen F. Kayn, New York, andDaniel lhwhyte,

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Application October 26; 1937, Serial Iva- 171,005

- 3 Claims. (01. 132-31) This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for curling hair. i

Generally, this invention involves the application of a mandrel assembly incorporating a sleeve upon which hair is to be croquignole wound, the thus curled hair being maintained on the sleeve as a support after removal of the mandrel assembly.

Specifically, it is an object of this invention to provide for curling hair throughthe application of a curler assembly incorporating a mandrel member and a tubular curl support applied as a sleeve thereto, such curl support being in the nature of a. resilient self-supporting member colored substantially the same as the hair, the mandrel member being operable to wind hair in croquignole fashion on the curl support and to be removable from' the support after the wound hair has been fastened to the support.

These and other advantages, capabilities and features of the invention will appear from the subjoined detailed description of one specific em-" bodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the sleeve element applied in this invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the sleeve and mandrel assembly applied in the invention.

Figure 3 is a mandrel assembly at the completion of the curl winding step.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the sleeve after fastening of the curl and removal of the mandrel. it

Referring to the reference characters in the drawing, M represents a mandrel comprising a tubular element ill having a diameter gradually decreasing from end to end, and at the end of which there is mounted pivot pin II, on the ends of which is carried clamping arm I 2 having curvilinear contour corresponding to that of the tubular element, there being mounted on the pivot pin H a coil springwnnected to the clamping to be disposed tubular coil arm and serving to maintain the same-against In there is adapted support It in the nature of a sleeve formed of resilient material colored substantially the same as natural hair, but having a greater firmness or body, as, for exthe tubular element.

'Upon the tubular element ample, horse hair, or impregnated and stifiened cellulosic or like threads, woven in tubular formation.

Interiorly and extending longitudinally of sleeve N there is disposed perspective view of the sleeve and I various types of mandrels or sleeve asbyarlhesiouorstitching fastening element l5. of bendable materialr such ascoated wire or the like, the free ends [6 and ll 01 which are adapted to rest against. the croquignole wound hair carried on the-sleeve, as shown at l8, toclamp thewindings onto the sleeve, the fastening element being likewise colored to substantially conform to the natural hair color.

In operation, the support or sleeve i4 is placed upon the tubularmember III of the mandrel with the fastening element I5 distant from the clamping arm [2 of the mandrel; the free ends of the strands of hair desired to be curled are firmly disposed against the sleeve 14 and maintained in such position by the pressure of clamping arm i2 under control of compression spring l3.

The mandrel assembly is then rotated with the hair belngwound flat so-called croquignole winding method until the proper curl formation is attained; at this Point the free ends Iiiand I! of the fastening element 55 are bent over against the curl l8,

' such free ends being substantially in parallelism to the support or sleeve I 4 clamp for the hair. v

After fastening of the formed curl ii to the and forming 'a tubular support it, the mandrel assembly In is degree of firmness than the hair, forms a definite support for the same and being of color sub-. stantially similar to that of the hair, is relatively indistinguishable, thereby permitting the same to be worn or maintained on the head for consider able time.

Although a mandrel of particular type has been disclosed, and a tubular curl support or sleeve woven of horse hair or the like has been described, it iswithin the province of this invention to apply fonned 'of other and diflerent material according to the method involved for-the purpose specified.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.'

We claim: i g

1. In a curl forming apparatus, a mandrel and a resilient sleeve mounted on the mandrel, means on said mandrel for clamping to the mandrel, the sleeve and free ends of hair to be wound on the sleeve flexible hair fastening means mounted interiorly of the sleeve,' extending through the open ends thereof and having its free ends bendable towards its roots, in the in parallelism with said sleeve for locking the hair wound on the sleeve, said mandrel and clamp- 'ing means being removable from said sleeve and said sleeve being self-supporting.

2. A device of the class described, comprising in ends 01- said sleeve,

in combination, a resilient self-supporting sleeve, a hair fastening element carried on said,sleeve and having its free ends extending beyond the insertable into said sleeve and having a jaw for gripping the exterior of the sleeve, said gripping jaw serving to clamp a strand of hair against the sleeve, said winder member serving to impart rotational movement to the sleeve to forrn a curl thereon, and the free ends 0! said fastening element serving to clamp the formed curl onto said sleeve. I.

STEPHEN F. KAYN.

DANIEL D. WHYTE.

the said free endsoi the fastening element being bendable into parallelism exteriorly of the sleeve, and a winder member" 

